Release Manager (offline)

ParTech, Inc. is seeking a Release Manager to join our Data Central software development team.

We’re PAR and our purpose is:

To deliver solutions that connect people to the restaurants, meals, and moments they love. We take that responsibility very seriously.
As a leading provider of restaurant technology to the world’s top restaurant brands, we’re calling all rebels, instigators, idealists, and builders to join our constantly growing team. If you’ve excelled at every job, you’ve held but always thought something was missing, please, read on.

PAR invented the FIRST point-of-sale terminal over 40 years ago, yet we operate much like a start-up at the forefront of restaurant technology. PAR’s solutions are used to serve tens of millions of guests every day in over 120 countries. Our mission is to build the number-one restaurant technology company in the world, and we’re off to a great start. We believe our customers want technology that is open and fast and enables their ability to innovate.

We’re looking for people hungry to go beyond the idea of ‘just a job’. PAR’s not for everyone though: We work hard, and we reward success. We push ourselves and each other to be better every day. We’re ferocious in battle but gentle in spirit. We’re hands-on people. We keep our room clean and make our bed because details matter. We believe it is better to be fast than big, and that being both is best. We believe diversity creates strong systems and communities. We experiment. Sometimes we break things, but we learn quickly. We’re honest and our intentions are good. And we always offer the last slice of dessert to our guests. We’ve got each other’s and our customers’ backs no matter what.
We believe that our ambition is only limited by our ability to attract and retain great people; people who are up for the challenge to change the game with us! If it sounds like you belong here, we should meet!

Responsibilities:

-Version Control and Release Management: Collaborate with a regional manager, product owners, development and operation teams, and other stakeholders to plan, schedule, and execute Data Central releases. Ensure the release branches in Git and release artifacts in Azure DevOps are correctly maintained. Ensure that Retrofits are complete and integrated into appropriate releases.
-Testing Coordination: Collaborate with development teams to ensure thorough testing of software releases, including functional, regression, and performance testing.
-Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues that could affect the release process and develop strategies to mitigate them. Manage the dependencies between different components of the release, such as the software, hardware, and infrastructure.
-Documentation: Maintain detailed release documentation, including release notes, installation guides, and version histories.
-Communication: Keep stakeholders informed about the progress of releases, including status updates and any unexpected issues. Act as the primary point of contact for release-related communications.
-Rollback Planning: Develop rollback plans in case a release encounters critical issues, and ensure the team is prepared to quickly revert to a stable state.
-Monitoring: Monitor the release process closely to ensure that it is going smoothly and to identify any potential problems early on.
-Training: Train other team members on the release process.
-Feedback and Improvement: Collect feedback from stakeholders and team members after each release to continuously improve the release process and its efficiency.
-Release Reporting: Generate reports on release metrics, including success rates, performance improvements, and any issues encountered.
-Scrum Events: Be ready to host and facilitate some Scrum events, e.g. Sprint Reviews, or Sprint Retrospectives, if needed. Participate in backlog refinement sessions to understand upcoming features and enhancements that may impact the release plan.
-Adaptability and Flexibility: Embrace and support an adaptable mentality, adapting to change and constantly refining the release process based on feedback and past results.
Requirements:

Minimum 3 years of experience as a Release Manager in software development.
Strong understanding of software development life cycles.
Experience with CI/CD practices and tools.
Hand-on experience with Scrum/Kanban and/or other Agile frameworks/methodologies will be a big plus.

We offer a generous remuneration package that includes:
— Competitive Contract Employment Salary Opportunities;
— Health and Wellness Package;
— Unbonded PTO (Paid Time Off);
— Sick leave days.

About Par Technologies

We’re PAR and our purpose is:

To deliver solutions that connect people to the restaurants, meals and moments they love.

We take that responsibility very seriously.

As a leading provider of restaurant technology to the top restaurant brands in the world we’re calling all rebels, instigators, idealists and builders to join our constantly growing team. If you’ve excelled at every job you’ve held but always thought something was missing, please, read on.

PAR invented the FIRST point of sale terminal over 40 years ago, yet we operate much like a start-up at the forefront of restaurant technology. PAR’s solutions are used to serve tens of millions of guests every day in over 120 countries. Our mission is to build the number one restaurant technology company in the world and we’re off to great start. We believe our customers want technology that is open and fast that enables their ability to innovate.

Company website:
https://www.partech.com